In December 20, 1860 South Carolina seceded from the Union. That move started The Confederate States of America. Almost immediately Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, and Louisiana seceded from the union as well. About a month later Texas withdrew from the union as well. A month after Texas, Virginia seceded also. Next Arkansas withdrew from the union, then North Carolina, and Tennessee. Jefferson Davis History: December 6, 1889 - Jefferson Davis, President of Confederate States 1861 - 1865, dies at 81 October 17, 1978 - President Carter signs bill restoring Jefferson Davis citizenship February 15, 1869 - Charges of Treason against Jefferson Davis are dropped December 3, 1868 - Trial of Jefferson Davis starts; 1st blacks on U.S. trial jury May 19, 1865 - President Jefferson Davis is captured by Union Cavalry in Georgia May 10, 1865 - Jefferson Davis captured at Irwinsville, Georgia May 2, 1865 - President Johnson offers $100,000 reward for capture of Jefferson Davis January 28, 1865 - President Jefferson Davis names 3 peace commissioners June 7, 1863 - Battle of Milliken's Bend, Louisiana - Jefferson Davis' home burnt November 6, 1861 - Jefferson Davis elected to 6 year term as Confederate president May 6, 1861 - Jefferson Davis approves a bill declaring War between U.S. and Confederacy March 13, 1861 - Jefferson Davis signs bill authorizing use of slaves as soldiers February 18, 1861 - Confederate President Jefferson Davis inaugurated at Montgomery Alabama February 9, 1861 - Jefferson Davis and Alexander Stephens elected president and Vice President of Confederate States of America February 4, 1861 - Confederate constitutional convention meets for 1st time in Montgomery, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and South Carolina elect Jefferson Davis President of Confederacy January 21, 1861 - Jefferson Davis of Mississippi and 4 other southern senators resign June 3, 1808 - Jefferson Davis, born in Kentucky, President of Confederate States of America, 1861 - 1865
Taken from CSA President Jefferson Davis
Kansas had just entered in the Union as the 34 state on January 29, 1861. Which was less than three months before the start of the war. Around 20,000 men enlisted in Kansas. Most these people were not from Kansas. Kansas actually only had 30,000 men of military age. In the end Kansans had about 8,500 casualties.
Kansas actually did create a constitution that protected slavery. It was called the Lecompton Constitution because it was made in a town named Lecompton that is located the Kansas River between Lawrence and Topeka. It was made in September, 1857. It was even ratified in December, 1857. President James Buchanan was one person who wanted Kansas to be admitted as a slave state under it. The constitution did not make it past the house though.
12th Kansas Infantry Soldiers
Col. Charles W. Adams
Sergeant Major John W. Wells
Major Thomas H. Kennedy
Captain Nick L. Beuter
Captain William O. Hubbell
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The Confederate States Of America
In December 20, 1860 South Carolina seceded from the Union. That move started The Confederate States of America. Almost immediately Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, and Louisiana seceded from the union as well. About a month later Texas withdrew from the union as well. A month after Texas, Virginia seceded also. Next Arkansas withdrew from the union, then North Carolina, and Tennessee.
Jefferson Davis History:
December 6, 1889 - Jefferson Davis, President of Confederate States 1861 - 1865, dies at 81
October 17, 1978 - President Carter signs bill restoring Jefferson Davis citizenship
February 15, 1869 - Charges of Treason against Jefferson Davis are dropped
December 3, 1868 - Trial of Jefferson Davis starts; 1st blacks on U.S. trial jury
May 19, 1865 - President Jefferson Davis is captured by Union Cavalry in Georgia
May 10, 1865 - Jefferson Davis captured at Irwinsville, Georgia
May 2, 1865 - President Johnson offers $100,000 reward for capture of Jefferson Davis
January 28, 1865 - President Jefferson Davis names 3 peace commissioners
June 7, 1863 - Battle of Milliken's Bend, Louisiana - Jefferson Davis' home burnt
November 6, 1861 - Jefferson Davis elected to 6 year term as Confederate president
May 6, 1861 - Jefferson Davis approves a bill declaring War between U.S. and Confederacy
March 13, 1861 - Jefferson Davis signs bill authorizing use of slaves as soldiers
February 18, 1861 - Confederate President Jefferson Davis inaugurated at Montgomery Alabama
February 9, 1861 - Jefferson Davis and Alexander Stephens elected president and Vice President of Confederate States of America
February 4, 1861 - Confederate constitutional convention meets for 1st time in Montgomery, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and South Carolina elect Jefferson Davis President of Confederacy
January 21, 1861 - Jefferson Davis of Mississippi and 4 other southern senators resign
June 3, 1808 - Jefferson Davis, born in Kentucky, President of Confederate States of America, 1861 - 1865
Taken from CSA President Jefferson Davis
How Kansas was involved
Kansas had just entered in the Union as the 34 state on January 29, 1861. Which was less than three months before the start of the war. Around 20,000 men enlisted in Kansas. Most these people were not from Kansas. Kansas actually only had 30,000 men of military age. In the end Kansans had about 8,500 casualties.Kansas actually did create a constitution that protected slavery. It was called the Lecompton Constitution because it was made in a town named Lecompton that is located the Kansas River between Lawrence and Topeka. It was made in September, 1857. It was even ratified in December, 1857. President James Buchanan was one person who wanted Kansas to be admitted as a slave state under it. The constitution did not make it past the house though.
12th Kansas Infantry Soldiers
Col. Charles W. Adams
Sergeant Major John W. Wells
Major Thomas H. Kennedy
Captain Nick L. Beuter
Captain William O. Hubbell
Click here to see more
Here are some good links:
How Kansas was involved with it
General Info on The Confederate States of America
The Cofederate States Of America and the Civil War
The CSA
The Confederate States Of America
By Jacob Thomas, Jacob Law, Bo Banner
The Confederate States of America